Francis Ledwidge
August 19, 1887 – July 31, 1917
Place of Birth:
Janeville, Slane, County Meath
Place of Death:
Boezinge, Belgium
Francis Edward Ledwidge (19 August 1887 – 31 July 1917) was an Irish war poet and soldier from County Meath. Sometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was killed in action at the Battle of Passchendaele during World War I.
